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Lane, A., first regiment ; wounded July, 1778. Lane, Jacob.
Lane, William.
Laird, Robert, Lieuten- ant B. J. Smock's dragoons. Lard, William, Captain Waddell's company. Lawrence, Daniel, Cap- tain Waddell's com- pany.
Leard, Richard, Captain Hankinson's compa- ny. Leard, William, Captain Hankinson's compa- ny.
Leister, John.
Lemmon, Isaiah.
Lemmon, Thomas. Letson, Thomas. Letts, John, Continental line.
Letts, Nehemiah.
Levings, R., Lieutenant Tice's company.
Linsey, Thomas, first reg- iment.
Lloyd, David, Captain Waddell's company. Lloyd, James.
Lloyd, John, Captain Waddell's company. Lloyd, Thomas.
Longstreet, John, Cap- tain Waddell's com- pany.
Luis (or Lewis), William, Captain Hankinson's company.
Mains, Andrew, first reg- iment; wounded at Germantown, Octo- ber 4, 1777.
Mains, William:
Mans, Andry, Captain Hunn's company.
Marsh, James, Captain Carhart's company. Martin, William, Conti- nental line, May, Moses. McBride, John, Conti- nental line.
McChesney, James.
McDaniel, C., Continen- tal line.
McDonald, Benj., Conti- nental line.
McDuffie, Robert.
McDugal, William.
Ogborn, William, Lieu- tenant Barnes J.
Smock's dragoons.
Oglesbie, Robert.
O'Neal, Henry Conti- nental line.
O'Neal, John.
Otson, John, Continental line.
Overfelt, Conrad, Captain Waddell's company. Overteur, Henry.
Page, Timothy. Pairs, Samuel. Palmer, Philip, Conti- nental line. Pangborn, Limis, killed at Manahawkin, N.
Moore, Joseph.
Moore, Matthias, Conti- nental line. Moore, Thomas, Conti- nental line. Morford, J., Captain Han- kinson's company.
Morford, Joseph. Morford, Noah, Captain Hankinson's compa- ny.
Morford, Stephen. Morgan, Enoch, first regi- ment.
Morris, Robert, Captain Waddell's company. Morrison, Daniel.
Morrison, Wm., Captain Hankinson's compa- ny. Mount, Nathaniel.
Mullen, John, Continen- tal line.
Murray, Joseph, third regiment; killed by Refugees at Middle- town, June 8, 1780.
Naberling, Christian, Con- tinental line.
Nance, John, Continental line. Nestor, John. Newell, Hugh, Captain Bruere's company.
Newman, Samuel.
Newman, Thomas.
Newman, William, Conti- nental line. Nivison, Nathan. Norris, Burrows. North, John.
Hulsart, Benjamin, first regiment. Hulsart, Cornelius.
Hulsart, Cornelius H.
Hulsart, Matt., Lieuten- ant Tice's company. Hulsart, William. Hulse, Timothy, Captain Carhart's company. Hunn, John S.
Hurley, William.
Imlay, Jonathan. .
Imlay, Robert.
Irons, James. Isleton, Jonathan, Conti- nental line.
Ivins, A., Continental line Ivins, Solomon, Conti- nental line.
Jackson, Hugh, Captain Bruere's company. James, William. Jeffrey, Francis.
Jewell J., Captain Hank- inson's company. Johnson, Henry, first reg- iment ..
Johnson, Joseph, Cap- tain Samuel Dennis' company. Johnson, Peter, Captain
Hankinson's compa- ny. Johnston, Abraham. Johnston, Hendrick.
Johnston, John.
Johnston, Joseph.
Johnston, William. Jones, Henry, Continen- tal line.
Jones, James, Captain Hankinson's compa- ny. Jones, Jonathan, Conti- nental line.
Jordan, Michael, Conti- nental line.
Kelsey, John.
Kerr, Ebenezer.
Kerr, W., Continental line
Kerr, William, Captain Hankinson's compa- ny.
Kerrill, William.
Kincard, George, Conti- nental line.
Kinsley, James.
McGee, James, Continen- tal line. McKnight, Joseph. Mclaughlin, Dan., Con- tinental line.
McMullen, John.
McNight, Lewis, Captain Hankinson's compa- ny. Molatt, Gideon, Conti- nental line.
Moore, Caleb,Continental line. Moore, Edward, Captain Samuel Dennis' com- pany. Moore, John.
J., December 30, 1781. Pangborn, Nathaniel. Parker, Elisha. Parker, Joseph. Parker, Mark.
Parrent, Robert, Captain Bruere's company.
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Parse, John, first regi- ment.
Parse, Jonathan, first regiment.
Parsons, John, Conti- nental line.
Patten, John.
Paul, Benjamin, Captain Burrows' company.
Paxon, William, Captain Bruere's company.
Pease, Samuel.
Pearce, Samuel, Lieuten- ant Barnes J. Smock's dragoons.
Peep, Samuel, Lieutenant Barnes J. Smock's dragoons.
Peer, Jonathan, Conti- nental line.
Peet, Herman.
Peirce, Jonathan.
Peirce, Samuel, Captain Carhart's company.
Perrine, Henry. Perrine, James.
Perrine, J., Captain Han- kinson's company.
Perrine, S., Captain Han- kinson's company.
Pettinger, Richard. Pew, Joseph. Philmelie, David.
Pidgeon, Isaac, Captain Bruere's company.
Pierce, Jonathan, Cap- tạin Carhart's com- pany. Pike, Thomas M.
Pittenger, Samuel, Cap- tain Waddell's com- pany.
Platt, Francis.
Polhemus, James.
Polhemus, Lefford.
Polhemus, Nathan.
Poling, Richard. Poling, Samuel. Porter, John.
Post, George, first regi- ment.
Postens, Charles, State troops. Postens, Jacob, State
troops.
Potter, Paul.
Potter, Reuben.
Potts, William, Conti- . nental line.
Preston, John. Preston, Joseph, Conti- nental line.
Price, John.
Primmer, Adam. Purdy, Richard, Captain Bruere's company.
Quackenbush, Peter, Cap- tain Hunn's com- pany.
Randolph, Samuel.
Ray, D., Captain Wad- dell's company.
Reed, A., Captain Han- kinson's company. Reed, Job, Captain Han- kinson's company. Reed, John, light horse.
Reeves, Hosea.
Reynolds, James.
Reynolds, John.
Sexton, William.
Shafey, William, Conti- nental line.
Shaw, Thomas, Captain Waddell's company. Shearman, Josiah.
Shepherd, Thomas, Lieu- tenant Tice's com- pany.
Shockalear, Albertus.
Sickle (or Van Sickle), D., Continental line.
Smith, Benjamin.
Smith, Gideon.
Smith, J., Captain Han- kinson's company. Smith, J., Captain Hunn's company. Smith, Peter.
Smith, Samuel, Lieuten- ant Tice's company. Smith, Thomas, Conti- nental line. Smith, William, Conti- nental line.
Smock, Cornelius.
Smock, George. Sneider, Chris., Continen- tal line. Sneider, John.
Snowden, William. Solomon, John, Conti- nental line. Springstein, John. Starkey, William, Conti- nental line.
Steath, Robert.
Still, E., Captain Bruere's company.
Stillwagon, Peter. Stillwell, Garrett, Lieu- tenant B. J. Smock's dragoons. Stillwell, Gershom. Stillwell, John, Captain Samuel Dennis' com- pany.
Stillwell, Obadiah, first regiment ; died, pris- oner, April 13, 1777. Stillwell, Thomas. Stiner, Matthew.
Storer, John. Storey, Luke. Stout, James.
Stout, Jeremiah.
Stout, Jonathan.
Stout, Thomas, Captain Samuel Dennis' com- pany.
Stricker, Adam, Captain Samuel Dennis' com- pany. Stymitz, John. Stymitz, Peter. Sutfin, J., Captain Han- kinson's company.
Sutphen, Abram.
Sutphen, Court, Captain Waddell's company.
Sutton, Jonas, Continen- tal line.
Suydam, Richard.
Swangler, Jacobus, Cap- tain Bruere's com- pany. Swem, Jesse, Continental line.
Rooler, William.
Rue, Job, Captain Hank- inson's company.
Rue, M., Captain Han- kinson's company. Rue, Mathias, Ensign Walton's company, first regiment ; died prisoner of war at New York, February 28, 1777.
Ruff, John, Captain Sam- uel Dennis' company. Sanford, William. Schnack, Cornelius, Cap- tain Hunn's com- pany.
Schaner, Rulief, Captain Stewart, William. Hunn's company. Schenck, Crineyonce.
Schenck, Cyrenus, Lieu- tenant Tice's com- pany.
Schenck, Garrett, Lieu- tenant B. J. Smock's dragoons.
Schenck, Peter, Lieuten- ant Tice's company. Schenck, William, Lieu- tenant Tice's com- pany.
Scoby, Timothy, Captain Waddell's company. Seabrook, James, Captain Samuel Dennis' com- pany. Sexton, Daniel.
Ribeth, William, Conti- nental line. Richardson, John. Rivets, George. Robbins, Joseph.
Robbins, William.
Roberts, Matthew, Cap- tain Carhart's com- pany.
Roberts, Thomas, Cap- tain Carhart's com- pany. Robinson, Edmond.
Rodgers, Samuel, Lieu- tenant Tice's com- pany. Rogers, James. Rogers, Richard.
Roler, Philip, continental line.
Rolls, William.
Tallman, William, Conti- rental line. Taylor, David,1 Conti- nental line. Taylor, Edward. Taylor, Jas., State troops. Taylor, J., Captain Wad- dell's company.
Taylor, Joseph, first regi- ment; wounded at Germantown. Octo- ber 4, 1777. Tharpe, Benjamin. Thomas, Richard.
Thomas, Robert.
1 Grandfather of Marcus B. Taylor.
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Thompson, Benjamin.
Thompson, Lewis, Cap- tain Waddell's com- pany.
Thompson, William, Cap- tain Samuel Dennis' company. Thomson, David.
Thomson, Thomas.
Thorp, B., Captain Han- kinson's company. Throckmorton, J., light horse; also Continen- tal line.
Throckmorton, J., State troops. Tice, Richard.
Tilton, Benjamin.
Tilton, J., Captain Wad- dell's company.
Tompson, John, Captain Waddell's company. Tompson, Joseph, Cap- tain Waddell's com- pany. Tonson, Isaac. Tribit, John.
Truax, A., Captain Han- Van Mater, Gilbert.
kinson's company.
Truax, Jacob.
Truax, Samuel, Captain S. Dennis' company. Truax, Samuel, (2), Lieu- tenant Tice's com- pany.
Tunison, C., Lieutenant . Barnes J. Smock's dragoons.
Tyson, John. Valentine, William.
Van Artsdalen, Jacob C. Van Blarkin, David. Van Brackley, S., Cap- tain Carhart's com- pany.
Van Cleaf, William, Cap- . tain Hunn's company, taken prisoner, Feb- ruary 13, 1777, and died a prisoner. Van Cleave, John. Van Cleave, Joseph. Van Cleave, Peter. Vanderbilt, Cornelius. Vanderbilt, Jacob. Vanderhall, A., Conti- nental line. Vanderhoof, C., Captain Carhart's company.
Vanderhoof, C. P., Cap- tain Carhart's com- pany.
Vanderhoof, John.
Vanderhull, Gersh'm, first regiment, died March 28, 1778, of wounds received at battle of Germantown. Vanderhull, A., State troops. Vanderhull, Henry.
Vanderveer, John.
Vanderveer, Peter.
Vandine, Denise.
Van Dorn, Isaac, light dragoons.
Van Dorn, Nicholas.
Van Kirk, J., Captain Hankinson's . com- pany. Van Kirk, William.
Van Mater, C., Captain Waddell's company.
Van Mater, Cyrinus, Cap- tain Waddell's com- pany.
Van Mater, Guisbert.
Van Norman, James, Con- tinental line.
Van Northwick, Martin. Van Pelt, A., Captain Carhart's company. Van Pelt, C., Captain Carhart's company. Van Pelt, Hendrick, Cap- tain Carhart's com- pany.
Van Pelt, Jacob, Captain Carhart's company. Van Pelt, Johannes, Cap- tain Carhart's com- pany.
Van Pelt, Tunis, Captain Carhart's company. Van Pelt, Walter, Cap- · tain Carhart's com- pany. Van Pelt, Wm., Captain Carhart's company. Van Schoick, Benjamin. Vantwicke, John, Conti- nental line. Vantwicke, Joseph, Con- tinental line.
Voorhees, Henry, Cap- tain Waddell's com- pany.
Voorhees, Lucas.
Voorhees, William, Cap- tain Waddell's com- pany.
Voorhees, Jaques. Wainwright, Vincent. Walker, Forman.
Walker, George, Captain Waddell's company. Wallen, John, Captain Carhart's company.
Wallen, William.
Walling, Carhart.
Walling, Daniel.
Walling, James.
Walling, John.
Walling, P., first regiment, wounded at Middle- town, June 21, 1781. Walton, Carhart, Captain Carhart's company. Ward, William, Continen- tal line.
Warner, George.
Watson, John.
Watson, William, Conti- nental line.
Weeks, Arthur.
West, Stephen, Captain Waddell's company.
West, T., Captain Han- kinson's company.
White, Lewis.
White, William.
Whitlock, James, Captain Carhart's company.
Whitlock, Lockhart. Wickoff, Garret.
Wickoff, J., Captain Han- kinson's company.
Wickoff, Samuel.
Wickoff, Wm., Captain
Hunn's company.
Winter, James, first regi- ment, died, prisoner, March 4, 1777.
Winter, Joseph, Conti- nental line.
Witchel, Jacob, Conti- nental line.
Wollea, Joseph, Captain Hunn's company.
Wood, Benjamin.
Wood, George. Wood, Matthias.
Woodmancy, Asa.
Woodmancy, David.
Woodmancy, James.
Woolley, Abram.
Woolverton, Stephen.
Worth, William, Conti- nental line.
Wilber, William.
Wilberson, Steron.
Wilbur, Richard, Captain Bruere's company. Wiley, John, continental line. Wilgus, William.
Wilkinson, James.
Willett, Humphrey, Cap- tain Samuel Dennis' company. Williamson, Arthur.
Willin, Henry, Continen- tal line. Wilson, Andrew, Conti- nental line.
Wilson, Benjamin, Cap- tain Samuel Dennis' company. Wilson, Jacob.
Wilson, John. Wilson, Peter.
Yateman, John.
Yates, Benjamin.
CHAPTER XII.
WAR OF 1812-15-MEXICAN WAR-CIVIL WAR OF 1861-65.
IN the war of 1812-15 with Great Britain, a number of military companies under Monmouth County officers,' and made up of Monmouth County men, entered the service and performed
1 In the war of 1807, when British outrages-particularly that perpetrated on the ship "Chesapeake"-made war
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their tours of duty, principally in guarding the coast of the ocean and bays bordering Monmouth County.
The formal declaration of war was made on the 19th of June, 1812, but two months before that time a requisition had been made on New Jersey for five thousand men, who were easily raised for the service, and placed under command of General Ludlow.
On the 11th of May, 1813, Captain William Ten Eyck's rifle company, of Freehold, Lieu- tenant James Ten Eyck's rifles, of Middletown Point, with the "Jersey Blues," of Trenton, Captain Day's company, of Orange, Plume's Artillery, of Newark, and Davis' Rifles, of Bloomfield, marched to Navesink Highlands for a thirty days' tour of duty. On the 14th of July another call was made for men, under which Captain William Ten Eyck's Rifles and Lieutenant James Ten Eyck's Rifles, of Middle- town Point, were again called out. The terms of service of these and the other companies were short (averaging less than three months), and none of the Monmouth County troops were called on to take part in any active operations against the enemy.
It has not been found practicable to obtain a full list of the Monmouth County officers and soldiers who served in the war, but the names of a considerable number have been gathered from various sources, and are here given : those to which are added the names of the captains under whom they served having been taken from affidavits accompanying pension appli- cations ; the others chiefly from notices of the "Monmouth Old Guard of 1812," viz. :
Thomas C. Throckmorton, first lieutenant in Cap- tain William Ten Eyck's company militia, volun- teered August 21, 1814.
imminent between the two countries, President Jefferson made a call for troops (July 6th), under which call twenty- four companies in the State of New Jersey promptly ten- dered their services. Of these, one-fourth part (six com- panies) were of Monmouth County, viz. : the company of Captain John S. Holmes, of Middletown ; Captain David Craig, of Monmouth (Freehold) ; Captains Philip Holmes and Mathias Van Brackle, both of Middletown Point ; Cap- tain Benjamin Wardell, of Monmouth ; and Captain Samuel Rogers, of Allentown. These companies were tendered to the Governor on and about the 27th of June, 1807, but their services were not required at that time.
Benjamin Van Cleve, first lieutenant in Captain Robert Conover's company.
Jonathan Pierce, in Captain Daniel D. Hendrick- son's company of militia, serving under Colonel John Frelinghuysen.
Joseph H. Thompson, Captain Thomas White's com-
pany, under Colonel James Abrahams, May, 1813; also served in Captain Robert Conover's company.
James Covert, Captain William Ten Eyck's company, volunteered in 1814.
John B. Van Cleef, Captain Robert Conover's company. Garrett H. Smock, Captain Ten Eyck's company.
Samuel Van Schoick, Captain Thomas White's com- pany; served at Navesink Highlands, 1813.
Daniel Brower, Captain Robert Conover's company. John Thompson, Captain Ten Eyck's company.
Nicholas Worrell, Captain Robert Conover's com- pany, Baptisttown, 1814.
Isaac Morris, Captain Hopping's company militia, drafted 1814.
Henry Benham, Captain Robert Conover's company, 1814.
Thomas McGill, Captain Ditmar's company, Colonel John Freylinghuysen's battalion, 1814.
George Duncan, Captain James Newell's company, 1814.
Daniel Christopher, Captain Charles Moore's com- pany, Sandy Hook, 1814.
Jacob Pittenger, Captain Thomas White's company, Colonel Abraham's battalion militia, 1813.
Thomas D. Thompson, Captain Robert Conover's company, Highlands and Sandy Hook, 1814.
Daniel W. Applegate, Captain Robert Conover's com- pany, Highlands and Sandy Hook, 1814.
William I. Hendrickson, Captain Robert Conover's company, Highlands and Sandy Hook, 1814.
Thomas MeTeer, Captain Robert Conover's company, .Highlands and Sandy Hook, 1814.
Robert E. Craig, Captain Ten Eyck's company.
Andrew Marks, Captain James Newell's company, 1814; also in Captain William Bradley's com- pany and Captain Obadiah Allen's company.
Cornelius Barkalow, Captain John Frazier's company. John I. Errickson, Captain John Frazier's company. Pearson Thompson, Captain James Robinson's com- pany cavalry, under Colonel Decatur, 1813.
James Connolly, Captain James Robinson's company cavalry, under Colonel Decatur, 1813.
John Applegate, Captain Robert Conover's company, 1814.
Henry L. Van Mater, artillery, under General W. Col- fax.
Daniel S. Hays, Captain Thomas White's company, Highlands, 1813.
Thomas Matthews, Captain Thomas White's com- pany, Highlands, 1813.
Elias E. Bramer, Captain William Ten Eyck's com- pany.
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John Cottrell, Captain Abraham Ditmar's company. Walter Yetman, Captain Robert Conover's company, 1814.
Edward Connolly. Captain Robert Conover's com- pany, 1814.
James Cook, Captain Edwards' company, 1814.
Edward West.
James Covert.
Thomas Fardon.
Joseph Sickles.
Elias Vanderveer.
Philip Stryker.
Isaac Vandoren.
Robert E. Craig.
Joseph H. Thompson.
James Herbert.
Hendrick W. Heyer.
Thomas I. Smith.
John Robbins.
Samuel Smith.
K. S. Havens.
William Lamberton.
. Peter D. Barkalow.
Joseph Morris.
William Conk.
Joseph P. Brewer.
Daniel W. Applegate.
Garret H. Smock.
Daniel Lawrence.
John Compton.
Peter Vandoren.
Elias Truax.
Peter Van Mater. Matthias Golden. Daniel Brewer.
George E. Tiffin.
Joshua Wilson.
Jonathan Tunis.
Samuel Posten.
Thomas Lamberton.
John West.
Tunis Aumack.
Michael Mapes. Joel Mitten.
Nicholas Worrell. Henry Van Mater. Jacob R. Holmes.
Daniel Van Brunt.
William Springsteen.
John Patterson.
Asher Haggerty.
Benjamin Freeman.
Simeon Freeman.
Montillon Woolley. William Emery.
John Taylor.
John R. Smith.
Jacob Garrabrant. William Brown. Jesse White.
Thomas M. Smith.
Henry Latourette.
David Taylor.
Jacob.Morris.
Daniel Bennett.
Govine Harvey.
William Reynolds. John Lane, Sr.
Michael Maps.
Asher Ward.
Woodward Dennis.
William Dangler.
William Hoffmire.
William Huffmire.
Elihu Jeffrey.
Peter Williams.
Hendrick Conk.
Joel Mitten.
Peter Stillwagon.
Joshua Wilson.
Hendrick W. Sickles.
John Casler.
David Pierce.
Peter Snyder.
Joseph Covert.
Captain Samuel Osborne.
William P. Matthews.
Jacob Luker.
Hendrick I. Sickles.
Woodward Dennis.
During the war a great number of British armed vessels cruised along the coast and entered the bay of Sandy Hook, some of the smaller of which were taken by daring American scamen. One of the most notable of these captures was made off Sandy Hook, on the 4th of July, 1813, .by "Mad Jack Percival," who, with a party 16
of sailors disguised as fishermen, sailed boldly out in a fishing-smack and attacked the sloop "Eagle," tender to the British man-of-war "Poictiers." The sloop, which was under com- mand of a midshipman, and carried a brass howitzer and a crew of eleven men, was captured after a short fight, and, with her company and armament, was taken as a prize into New York.
The treaty of peace between the two nations was concluded at Ghent December 24, 1814, was ratified February 17, 1815, and on the fol- lowing day was formally proclaimed by Presi- dent Madison.
In the Mexican War of 1846-48 New Jersey was called on for three companies of infantry, one of which, raised at Trenton by its captain, Joseph A. Yard, became Company G of the Tenth United States Infantry, commanded by Colonel R. E. Temple. The company officers were Captain Joseph A. Yard, First Lieutenant George W. Taylor, Second Lieutenants Benja- min Yard and Isaac Patton (transferred to the Third Artillery), First Sergeant William S. Truex (afterwards first lieutenant and trans- ferred), Second Sergeant John A. Lake, Third Sergeant Henry R. Perrine, Fourth Sergeant Charles Williamson, Corporals John B. Nevius, Ellis Harrison, W. P. Tomlinson and Obadiah Ayres. Besides the Monmouth men among the officers, there were a number of privates from this county serving with the company, among whom were William H. Conk, Thomas Conk, Garret S. Cox, Elisha Dunwill, Frederick Meyer, William Osborne, Roger Palmer, Stephen Still- wagon (afterwards sergeant), John A. White and Joseph Dye.
The company, with other soldiers of the Tenth Infantry, embarked on board the brig "G. B. Lamar," in April, 1847, and proceeded to Brazos Santiago. The command remained on duty through the war in the vicinity of Matamoras, and at the close of the conflict returned home, having done its duty well, though seeing very little, if any, of actual fighting. William S. Truex, who went out with this company as sergeant, and on arrival at Brazos was promoted to first lieutenant and transferred to another
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John Springsteen.
William Combs.
Joseph Brown.
Peter Snyder.
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regiment, became a colonel in the War of the Rebellion, and is now living in Monmouth County, at Asbury Park.
In the great war which was waged from 1861 to 1865 for the suppression of rebellion and the preservation of the Union of the States, Monmouth County took an honorable and pa- triotic part. At the receipt of the intelligence of the attack on Fort Sumter, in April, 1861, there were seen everywhere in Monmouth the · same demonstrations of loyalty to the Union and of a determination to crush out treason at every hazard, the same enthusiastic meetings and flag-raisings, the same disposition of young men to volunteer and of old men to encourage and aid them in doing so, as were found every- where in the other counties of the patriotic State of New Jersey. And later on in the great struggle, when the Union armies became wasted and thinned by battle and disease, and call after call was made for men to take the places of the dead and disabled ones, there was shown here the same determination to stand by the government, at whatever cost; and the peo- ple and the local authorities, with the same alacrity, voted the moneys which were neces- sary to accomplish the desired end.
From the time when the President of the United States made the first call for soldiers until the time when the death of the Rebellion rendered further calls unnecessary, the men of Monmouth County responded to each appeal with a patriotic devotion not excelled in any part of the State or of the Union. The names of these soldiers are found on the rolls of a large number of regiments of this and other States; and such of those regiments as were most noticeable for the number of Monmouth County men serving in their ranks are espe- cially mentioned in the following brief histori- cal sketches of their organization and services in the great war for the Union.
On the 15th of April, two days after the fall of Fort Sumter, President Lincoln issued his first call for troops, the number required being seventy-five thousand, of which number, the quota of New Jersey was four regiments of seven .hundred and eighty men cach,-a total of three
thousand one hundred and twenty,-to be de- ; tached from the militia of the State. On re- ceipt of the requisition, on the 17th, Governor Charles S. Olden issued his proclamation di- recting all individuals or organizations willing to volunteer to report themselves within twenty days, and at the same time orders were issued to the four generals of division for each to detail one full regiment for the service, and immediately proceed to the organization of the reserve militia. Under the orders volunteers were to be accepted for three months' service; but if a sufficient number of these did not offer, the deficiency was to be made up by a draft from the militia. It was not, however, found necessary to adopt the latter alternative. Volunteers aggregating more than the required number were easily obtained,1 and to this force Monmouth County contributed its full propor- tion of men, being most numerously repre- sented in A Company, Captain Joseph A. Yard, and G Company, Captain Vincent W. Mount, of the Third Regiment; though the men of Monmouth were numerous in several other companies of the three months' troops raised at that time. The field officers of the Third Regiment were Colonel William Napton, Lieu- tenant-Colonel Stephen Moore and Major James S. Yard, of Freehold, editor and proprietor of the Monmouth Democrat. Another prominent citizen of Monmouth County who was among the first to offer his services to Governor Ol- den was William S. Truex, who had seen much of actual service in the regular army, and was then lieutenant-colonel of militia. Immediately afterwards he became major of the Fifth (three years'), and later in the war was colonel of the famous Fourteenth Regiment of New Jersey, as will be mentioned in succeeding pages.
The three months' troops were raised with such expedition that on the last day of April the quota of the State was complete, and it was mustered into the State service as a brigade,
1 Within a few days over one hundred companies of volunteers-equal to ten thousand men-had offered their services under the Governor's proclamation, and even this number could have been greatly increased but for the prev- alent belief that the quota would be filled by the brigade already organized .- Foster's "New Jersey and the Rebellion."
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